Leighton Buzzard hit the headlines last night after reports of a man in possession of a firearm on Bridge Street.
Beds Police received the call at 5pm and arrived shortly after alongside emergency services and the bomb disposal unit.
Negotiations with the 42-year-old man took place over five hours until he was taken into police custody after being arrested in the hallway of his property at 11pm.
An imitation firearm was discovered nearby.
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